Booster seat requirements in Alaska
A car seat or booster until age 8.
Unless the child is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall or weighs at least 65 lb, which ends the requirement whatever their age.
- Rear facing until
- 12 months
- Seat belt alone from
- age 8
- First offense
- $50
Every figure on this page was read at Alaska Stat. § 28.05.095(b); penalty § 28.05.099(b) on 4 October 2026. Read the statute
What the Alaska booster seat law says
The stages below are separate rules in the statute, not one rule in steps.
| Rule | Figure | What Alaska requires |
|---|---|---|
| Rear facing | under 12 months | Until 12 months (1 year). |
| Car seat or booster | under 8 years | Until age 8, unless the child is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall or weighs at least 65 lb. |
| Adult seat belt alone | from 8 years | Lawful from age 8, or once the child reaches 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) or 65 lb. |
| Penalty | $50 | $50 for a first offense. Condition An infraction under AS 28.05.099(b), fined up to fifty dollars, so fifty is the ceiling rather than a set amount, and demerit points may also be assessed. If proof of purchase and installation of an approved device is produced within thirty days of the citation the court shall dismiss it and assess no points, unless the driver has already been convicted or has used that route before. |
Size ends the requirement, whichever comes first. A child who is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall or weighs at least 65 lb is out of the booster in Alaska whatever their age. A child who has not reached that stays in one until age 8. The size is an escape from the age rule rather than a second thing that also has to be true. Alaska gives more than one, and meeting either is enough.
Where this and size guidance disagree, follow the stricter one. A belt that crosses the neck rather than the middle of the chest is worse protection than a booster even where the statute allows it.
The statute
Alaska sets this in Alaska Stat. § 28.05.095(b); penalty § 28.05.099(b). Read it at the source.
This is information, not legal advice. A city or county in Alaska can set a stricter rule than the state one, and an officer enforces the text of the statute rather than a summary of it. Where this page and the statute differ, the statute is right and this page is a bug.
Where this comes from
- Statute
- Alaska Stat. § 28.05.095(b); penalty § 28.05.099(b)
- Source
- www.akleg.gov
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska (AK), state law only
- Last reviewed
- 4 October 2026 0 days ago
- Read at the statute
- 4 October 2026
- Signed off by a person
- Not yet